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Werner Enterprises

werner.com

American transportation and logistics company deploying autonomous truck technology.

Track Werner Enterprises
Founded
1956
HQ
Omaha, NE, USA
Status
public

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Werner Enterprises: 2 deployments across 2 regions, 1 active incident. 10 sources back the record.

PublicNASDAQ: WERN

Deployments

2

Overview

American transportation and logistics company deploying autonomous truck technology. Founded 1956 by Clarence (C.L.) Werner. Partners with Aurora and Kodiak Robotics on autonomous freight pilot programs in Texas and the Southeast U.S.

Verified record

Verified deployments
2 deployments on file
Active incidents
1 incident on file

Key facts

Public

Nasdaq: WERN

Founded

1956, Omaha NE, by Clarence (C.L.) Werner

Scale

~$3.03B revenue FY2024; ~8,300 trucks, ~30,000 trailers

Autonomous trucking

Aurora supervised commercial pilot since 2022 (Fort Worth-El Paso, extended to a ~1,000-mile Phoenix lane); also exploring Kodiak

Data & sources

Company filings

1

Press releases

3

News coverage

1

Web sources

5

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Partnerships

Every company Werner Enterprises has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

4 total3 operating1 just announced

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1Aurora Innovation1× joint15 total
  2. 2AWS1× joint976 total
  3. 3Kodiak Robotics1× joint6 total
  4. 4Microsoft1× joint350 total

Most recent

  1. Werner Enterprises x Kodiak Robotics (Autonomous Freight Collaboration)2022-09-29
    with Kodiak Roboticsoperating
  2. Werner Enterprises x Aurora (Texas Autonomous Freight Pilot)2022-04-06
    with Aurora Innovationoperating

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Relationships

AAWSTechnology partnerMMicrosoftTechnology partnerKKodiak RoboticsTechnology partnerAAurora InnovationTechnology partner

Explainers

Plain-language answers to the questions people ask about Werner Enterprises, from DEPLOY’s explainer library. Each is written in the language of the question and cross-checked against this registry.

What is Aurora and how does its autonomous trucking work?
Aurora Innovation is a US autonomous-vehicle company exclusively focused on commercial Class 8 trucking. Aurora launched commercial driverless trucking service between Dallas and Houston in April 2024 with freight customers including Werner Enterprises, Hirschbach Motor Lines, and Schneider. The company was founded by Chris Urmson (Google self-driving alumni) with Sterling Anderson and Drew Bagnell; it is a publicly-traded NASDAQ company following a 2021 SPAC merger.Read the full explainer →
How do Bot Auto, Kodiak, and Einride compare for self-driving trucking?
Bot Auto, Kodiak AI, and Einride operate three structurally distinct autonomous-trucking strategies. Bot Auto runs Class 8 humanless commercial truckloads on Texas corridors via brokered freight (Houston-Dallas). Kodiak AI operates customer-owned driverless trucks at Atlas Energy's Permian Basin frac-sand operations. Einride runs autonomous electric cabless trucks under a private-road point-to-point commercial model (GE Appliances in Tennessee). Three operators, three different envelopes, three different commercial bets.Read the full explainer →

Current leadership (2)

Safety record

1 incident on record. Most recent: May 2020.

Severity not classified
1

Most recent: May 2020

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Incidents affecting Werner Enterprises (1)

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Recent coverage

Werner Enterprises in third-party press

Werner, Aurora to Autonomously Haul Freight in Texas Pilot Project - Heavy Duty Trucking

Feb 3, 2026

Werner Enterprises to Provide Roadside Assistance on TuSimple’s Autonomous Network - Heavy Duty Trucking

Feb 3, 2026

AI plays hefty role in tackling cargo theft, Werner exec says - Trucking Dive

Sep 10, 2025